nosy

«nosy» in Mova's school dictionary: too interested in other people's private business — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (nosy, nosier, nosiest; also nosey)

meaning for a pupil

1) Nosy means too interested in other people's private business. tree →

2) A nosy person asks too many personal questions or snoops. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a nosy neighbour peeks through curtains. In lessons about manners and privacy, pupils learn not to be nosy with others' diaries, phones or bags, but it is fine to be curious about the world. Phrases: "nosy neighbour", "nosy parker" (British, a nosy person).

examples

• Our nosy neighbour watches everyone from her window. tree →
• Don't be nosy; that's her private letter. tree →
• My little sister is so nosy! tree →
• The nosy cat poked its head into my bag. tree →
• He asked lots of nosy questions. tree →
• Stop being a nosy parker. tree →

note

Also spelled "nosey". Comparison: nosier, nosiest. Being curious about the world is good; being nosy about people's private lives is rude.

In the corpora

• A child asked a nosy question about their family can answer short and move on, and a good friend backs them up.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «nosy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.